PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Somatic Symptom Disorder, Victorian Era, Dissociative Identity Disorder
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There is a shift going on from thinking that mental disorders are something that can be caught . A switch is flipped, you become depressive. All of us have some of these symptoms. Only becomes a problem when you cannot live your life properly. We are on a tightrope which can shift between mental stability and instability. We are constantly using wernicke"s area to talk to us. A little change in wernicke"s area can make that voice completely external the defining symptom of schizophrenia. A person is classified as having a somatoform disorder when they consistently complain of bodily (health) problems which appear to have no physiological basis. Wide-ranging complaints of health issues (without basis) Complaints must include at least 13 (of 35) symptoms. Must have led to meads, doctor visits, or changes in life. Similar to, but different from, hypochondriasis (you hear this, you feel it, and you are convinced you have it)